The Tao of Bill Murray – Real Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing

“If you’re not enjoying reading, you’re reading the wrong things,” I recently said to a student in one of the high school classes I was sub teaching for. Then I reached into my tote bag and pulled out the copy of The Tao of Bill Murray I had checked out of the library. I handed it to him so he could take a look; he turned it over in his hands and asked me what it was about.

I asked him if he knew who Bill Murray was – “kinda” was the reply.

I’ll forgive him; he was a high school student. He wasn’t even born yet when Ghostbusters was in theaters.

(The original Ghostbusters, people. The only one that matters.)

I went on to describe how Bill Murray has a reputation for just popping up in random places and doing funny things… Like he’s been known to go up behind a total stranger in the park and put his hands over their eyes. When they turn around and see it’s Bill Murray, he says “No one will ever believe you,” and disappears.

The Tao of Bill Murray was so great – chock full of the stories that I love about him. Stories about showing up at a party and helping the guests do their dishes.

A story about taking a ride in a cab, finding out the driver was a frustrated sax player, and offering to drive the rest of the night so he could practice his instrument.

Stories about just having fun everywhere he goes.

I needed to read The Tao of Bill Murray.

Sometimes, sometimes, being a work at home muhmuh takes a toll. And one stops being quite so much fun.